Monday and Wednesday 9 AM - 9 PM
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9AM - 5 PM
Closed Saturday. Sunday. Holy Days and Holidays

Yes. For security reasons, all Adorers must sign-in and out each day. The Sign-In Book is located next to the Entrance door.

▪ Safety: As you come in, please make sure the door is locked when entering and exiting the Chapel. The security codes are the same.

▪ The Sign-In Book will have: Sign-In Sheet, Holiday Closings, Adorers Schedule and contact phone numbers, along with the Substitute List. This is private information. Please respect the privacy and boundaries of other guests.

▪ No. Jesus must NEVER be left alone.
▪ Eucharistic Ministers may move the monstrance to and from the Tabernacle, and those assigned Adorers during this time. Please contact the church office if you must leave the chapel 908-889-2100.

▪ All Adorers need to confirm their contact information.
▪ Please fill out the form and leave it in the basket for the Pastor at the Chapel. The form includes: Name, Address, Phone Numbers, E-mail, Home Parish (if not at IHM), Adoration days/hours and if you’d consider becoming a Sub (Yes/No) with a preferred day/hour. Thank you!

Yes! Rest Rooms are available by the Adoration entrance door and Chapel entrance doors. We ask that you please clean up after yourself as best as possible and be courteous of other guests in the facility.

▪ First: Check with your Co-Adorers (before or after you) perhaps they could fill-in?

▪ Second: Check out the Substitute List. Adorers may call people on the sub-list to find a replacement

▪ Third: If you cannot find a substitute, as a courtesy, please notify the Adorers before and after your scheduled Hour that you will be away.

▪ Forth, please notify your Day Coordinator, on the contact team, that you will be away. They will confirm with Adorers to ensure the Monstrance is reposed in the Tabernacle or moved to the Altar.

▪ Contact the scheduled Adorer (schedule and phone numbers are in the Sign-Up book).
▪ If they cannot make Adoration, or you cannot get in touch with them, please call your Day Coordinator, or the Parish Office at 908-889-2100 and let them know that no one came.
▪ A designated person will come to properly CLOSE the Chapel. 

▪ If Scotch Plains schools are closed, Adoration chapel is closed. Please call the parish office at 908-889-2100 if you cannot make your scheduled Adoration time.

▪ Please very reverently move the Monstrance back into the Tabernacle and lock it.
▪ Lights: Please turn off the lights and the power strip of the Candelabra Lights on the Altar.
▪ Entry and Exit Procedures: Please ensure the door is always locked for the Safety of the Consecrated Hosts and Adorers. Security codes are the same for entry and exit.

▪ Silence is observed for the hours of Adoration.
▪ During private Adoration NO public prayers are allowed.
▪ Please be respectful to the incoming Adorers and minimize conversation.
▪ NEVER EVER leave the Eucharist alone!
▪ Do not move furniture, bring food/drinks, flowers, etc. to the Chapel.
▪ Please do not leave religious pamphlets, books, photo copies or notes in the Chapel, unless they are approved by the Pastor.

Call the parish office during business hours. Monday - Thursday 9 AM - 4PM. Friday 9AM - 2 PM. Office is closed Saturdays & Sundays. You can also send an e-mail to the Parish Staff at office@ihmparish.net